While the Vikings may not have made it to the Super Bowl this year, you can experience what it’s like to live like a Viking for a night right here in Utah.

This excerpt from "Biking Uphill in the Rain" explores Seattle's resurgence in bicycle use in the 1970s, and the influences behind it (including an old railroad line).

I rode an Amtrak Superliner overnight train on the California Zephyr route from Colorado to Utah. Here's exactly how I spent ...